A″ër‐ate (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Aërated (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Aërating (�).] [Cf. F. aérer. See Air, v. t.] 1. To combine or charge with gas; usually with carbonic acid gas, formerly called fixed air.
His sparkling sallies bubbled up as from aërated natural fountains.
Carlyle.
2. To supply or impregnate with common air; as, to aërate soil; to aërate water.
3. (Physiol.) To expose to the chemical action of air; to oxygenate (the blood) by respiration; to arterialize.
Aërated bread, bread raised by charging dough with carbonic acid gas, instead of generating the gas in the dough by fermentation.